In the evening, lightning flashed, thunder roared, and it began to rain heavily again. A carriage was bumping along the muddy road. Thinking about it, he kept frowning.
Xun Mou lifted up the bamboo curtain of the carriage, and raindrops splashed into the carriage instantly. The sky outside was getting dark, heavy rain was falling, and the raindrops were "cracking" hitting the roof of the carriage. Xun Mou put down the bamboo curtain and breathed a long sigh of relief. After making up his mind, he shouted to the driver outside the carriage: "At the residence of Marshal Zhou."
"Yes!" The coachman waved his whip and hit the slow-moving horse, and then shouted, "Drive..."
The carriage gradually disappeared into the rain and fog amid lightning and thunder.
"Huh..." the coachman pulled the reins and shouted, then shouted to the servant in front of the Marshal's Mansion, "Go and tell the old Marshal, General Xun wants to see you."
"Okay!" A doorman replied with a smile, then turned and went into the yard.
Another doorman in front of the door opened a big umbrella, rushed into the rain, came to the carriage, and said with a smile: "General Xun, we're here, you can get out of the car. It's raining heavily outside, so be careful."
The driver lifted the curtain, and oh, a strong gust of wind blew in his face. Xun Mou couldn't help but shudder, and he cautiously jumped out of the carriage in the heavy rain. Menzi quickly held an umbrella for Xun Mou and followed General Xun to the concierge.
Xun Mou shook off some raindrops on his body and smiled at the concierge's door: "It's raining heavily. When did the old marshal come back?"
Menzi smiled apologetically and said, "I got home just before it rained. I must be lucky. It started raining after I got back."
Xun Mou chuckled, "That's right. It seems that Master must have been lucky recently!"
At this time, the butler behind him came up and called: "Little General Xun..."
Xun Mou looked back and saw that it was Old Butler Zhou who had been following his master for most of his life. It can be said that the old steward, like the old marshal, had watched Xun Mou grow up, so Xun Mou was extremely respectful to him, so he also bowed and smiled. Said: "Hello, old housekeeper!"
"Master is waiting for you in the main room! Go quickly!"
Xun Mou clasped his fists again, "Thank you!"
Butler Zhou smiled kindly and said: "Young general, you can go find the master yourself. I will prepare some food and wine for you. The master said that he wants you to stay for a drink tonight!"
"Oh? Really?" Xun Mou smiled in surprise, "It seems that Master is in a good mood today."
Butler Zhou didn't answer, just smiled and turned to the kitchen. Xun Mou walked alone towards the corridor and came to the main room. He saw that the door of the main room was closed tightly. When he was about to raise his hand to knock on the door, a person in the room shouted: "Come in!"
Xun Mou pushed open the door and saw that his master was still reading, so he closed the door again, then slowly walked to his master and saluted him.
"Mou'er, it's raining so hard, you'll be the one to lose!"
"Master is joking, it won't matter if it rains!" Xun Mou saw that the room was dark and his master was reading again, so he asked, "Master, why don't you light a lamp? It's almost dark today. Reading hurts your eyes!"
Zhou Zhongwang smiled kindly, "Haha... I'm used to it, Master, and there are rules in my house that don't light lamps before You hour. Master has asked his servants to prepare wine and food, so you can eat at Master's place tonight!"
"Then it's better for me to be respectful than to obey my orders." Xun Mou nodded, "My disciple has one more important matter to discuss with the master today!"
"It's for the martial arts contest to select a handsome man!" Zhou Zhongwang slowly put the book on the desk, "As a teacher, I knew you would definitely come today!"
Xun Mou did not shy away from it and said with a smile: "Master really has a clever plan, just for this moment. Master, what do you think of the method Lu Zuo proposed at the court meeting today?"
Zhou Zhongwang sneered and said: "Lu Zuo's approach is not a bad idea. If he really competes with Gao Yun for this position, who will the emperor choose?"
Xun Mou frowned and said: "But master, I don't understand why he proposed this suggestion. Originally, the only competitor Gao Yun faced was you, and their chances of winning were not low. Why did he propose a martial arts competition at this time? Handsome? In addition, Lu Zuo’s martial arts skills are completely useless after I broke his hand and hamstrings, so I’m afraid it will be difficult for Gao Yun to defeat you and me!"
Zhou Zhongwang shook his head, "Otherwise! When Lu Zuo competed with you in martial arts, it can be said that there was no distinction between high and low. Now Gao Jun's martial arts has been heard by his master. It is said that he also has extraordinary physical strength and superb swordsmanship. Even the dragon and tiger Sun Chongwei, the general of the guard, all praised him very much. It seems that he is not a vulgar person. You and I, master and disciple, must not be careless and underestimate the enemy!"
"Master taught me this!" Xun Mou leaned over and smiled, "Even so, my disciple doesn't quite understand. What chance does he have of winning in a martial arts competition?"
"That's right!" Zhou Zhongwang sighed and thought, "I've been thinking about it for my teacher, but I haven't figured out what Lu Zuo means by using this method!"
Xun Mou asked: "Master, do you think Lu Zuo has any conspiracy?"
"For sure at this time!"
"Ever since Lu Zuo reappeared, my disciple has felt uneasy. Now he is slowly walking into the court. The closer he gets to the emperor, the more dangerous he feels to me. This time, he seems to be a different person." Xun Mouyue said, feeling more and more panicked in his heart. Lu Zuo was really too dangerous, and he had to find a way to get rid of him now. But he was just starting out and couldn't find anything to do with him. What should he do? How to get rid of him? In the past few days, this idea has been lingering in Xun Mou's mind, so much so that he couldn't sleep until midnight these nights. Lu Zuo was like a nightmare, always waiting for him to pinch himself when he fell asleep. die.
Zhou Zhongwang said thoughtfully: "Mou'er, do you think there is any relationship between Lu Zuo and Gao Yun?"
Xun Mou hesitated and said: "This... is also possible! But in that case, when the emperor asked him this morning, why didn't he recommend Gao Yun?"
"Could it be a cover-up?"
Xun Mou was silent again for a while, "This... I heard His Highness the Crown Prince say that Gao Yun's brother Gao Han is his, and Gao Yun listens to his brother's words very much. In this case, Gao Yun should also be on the side of the Crown Prince. That’s right.”
"Who is Gao Yun?" Zhou Zhongwang was also confused.
Xun Mou suddenly realized: "By the way, Master, do you think it was Lu Zuo who knew that Gao Yun and you were related to the prince, so he thought of a method of choosing a handsome man through a martial arts competition, so that the people around him could also How about participating in the coaching selection?"
Zhou Zhongwang stood up, as if waking up from a dream, and said with a sneer: "Yes, yes, you can't be wrong! We have been thinking wrong all along, thinking of Gao Jun as our opposite. Little did we know that Lu Zuo, the fox, wanted to People are participating in choosing a handsome man!”
